I am an American 4th-year student at the University of St Andrews in the UK trying to break into the CRE investment industry. I am a humanities major on track for a 2:1, 1st (3.7- 4.0 GPA). I have experience as a summer analyst at an MM RE PE firm in the States and have completed four REFM CRE financial modeling courses.
Throughout the year I have applied to everything that has come to my attention and have networked quite aggressively. Long story short, I have no full times offers and graduation is nearing (ceremony is at the end of June).
Two contributing factors have been (1) sponsorship requirement to work in the UK; (2) not being in the US. My understanding is that many CRE opportunities operate on an ad-hoc recruitment basis (particularly brokerage and RE PE). However, it seems that the opportunities that are surfacing require 1-3 years work experience. Not quite sure what I should do. The options seem to be:
1) Continuing grinding away and try to secure an entry-level position.
2) Enroll in a CRE finance master's program (e.g., NYU MS in Real Estate, Cass MSc in Real Estate Investments).
What do people recommend?
Same position in a different country in Europe. Curious to hear some advice...
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